Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1887-10-23
From Friday. Daily.
OALnAGENnL

notice.
Rev. Porter arrived thi1 FrorIiag frOa
his trip to California.
The nights arc quite COLI bui Gs
days Ere remarkably pleasant. Ashov-
er sufficient to lay the dust would b
very acceptable.
The statue Of Abraham &inecin 10
ornament the southern entrance 10 Lin.
coin Park, Chicago, was placed in posi-
ton last Wednesday.
The Silver State learns that "a six y
old daughter of W. W. Williams, Of
Bernice, Was run over LGl killed by .
freight team last week.
We are informed by II who is not .
fisherman, and whose word IN therefore
entitled to credit, that there are indies-
lions OF II double wedding in this burg
ece long.
Minneapolis JournAl:-SeuRtor .Haw-
ley is about to be married. 1t has b,eh
generally believed heretofore thst Mr..
Hawley would not take the second place
Oh nuy ticket. .a.
The first serious natural gas eIplo-
sion in tao years occurred at PittsE1rg
oil Wednesday. Fifteen persons in all
we've injured. five of them fatally. The
damage to property is $50 .OOG.
The granIjury at Tucson, A. T., have
found an indictment against she Apache
Chief Geronimo on the charge Of muir
der. Efforts w,si be Iaaac 20 nave him
brought bach from the East for trial.
Puck:-It is all we'll enough to Soy
that thirteen is III unlucky number.
But this country started in business
with thirteen states, and seemed 10 bs
holding her own up to going to press.
An accident Of some kind. the nature
Of which We could not learn, occurred
somewhere on the road west of hero by
which last evenings train was delayed,
arriving here at 6 o'clock this morn
lug.
The Central Pacific continues to run
its trains in two sections, instead OF pro-
vtding for the safety aud accommoda
ton OF the public by running two trains
each way daily. one in the morning aud
one In the evening.
Do not forget that the Elko races
will take place one week from to-day
and tomorrow, Friday and Saturday,
the 2Sth and Goth instant. Those who
are fond OF such sport can be accommo-
dated ~ there will be some good horses
or the ground.
A good. steady boy who desires TO
learn the printers trade can find en-
ploymcnt ut this Office. We do not
want n boy who will work n few weeks
and then throw mp the job. but n who
will come to stay. A fine opportunity
to learn n good trade is now offered.
Attention is directed To the notice OF
Mr.. Jesse Harris which appears else
where in this issue. Intending pur-
| flluNfI0 NllpulAl ~ NV W Dt utTo on
Wednesday, the 26th instant, AS no
better opportunity 10 invest in this
popular strain of horses has ever been
offered to the people Of this county.
On Wednesday evening a fire oe.
Cured in the Fulton Iron Works. San
Francisco. owned by Henckly. Spiers &
Hays; loss on building S40c. OCO; ma
chinery $780, 0o. Among the works
burned was machinery for six schoon-
right works adjoining were also burned;
loss $4,000.
A wordy passage at arms" occurred
between Dennis KeAI1ey, the San
Francisco sand lottcr, ard Wong Chin
Foo, tue Chinese lecturer, in the New
York World Office last Tu, day. in
which dennis ms boy" got coHsidera.
bly, worstcd. K~earney is blatherskite
WHO cannot hold his own With a China.
man, as the interview in the World OF.
fee sbo 3.
All kinds Of job work done neatly and
promptly. with new and stylish type, at
the ISDEr2SDESr Office. The best ad-
vcrtising medium in Eastern Nevada /.
the Daily aud Weekly I~SrLPESDESr.
Advertisers have the advantage Of the
columns OF both at very reasonable
rates. A limited amount Of space can
he spared. and 6rst come hrst served.